1 Thessalonians 5:17
15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
16 Rejoice evermore.
Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spirit.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Pray without ceasing.
- KJV
- Pray without ceasing.
- WEB
- Pray without ceasing.
- ASV
- pray without ceasing;
- DARBY
- pray unceasingly;
- BLB
- Unceasingly pray.
- ÅB
- be uavlatelig,
- OTB
- vær stadig i bønn,
- B1930
- bed uavlatelig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 12:12
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Read in contextColossians 4:2
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
Read in contextEphesians 6:18
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Read in contextLuke 18:1
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Read in contextLuke 21:36
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Read in context1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
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